# constant for scaling figure size
SIZE = 4

# draw a horizontal line
def line():
    print "#" + "=" * (4 * SIZE) + "#"

# draw the top half of the mirror
def top_half():
    for line in range(1, SIZE + 1):
        print "|" + \
              " " * (-2 * line + (2 * SIZE)) + \
              "<>" + \
              "." * (4 * line - 4) + \
              "<>" + \
              " " * (-2 * line + (2*SIZE)) + \
              "|"

# draw the bottom half of the mirror
def bottom_half():
  for line in :
      print "|" + \
            " " * (-2 * line + (2 * SIZE)) + \
            "<>" + \
            "." * (4 * line - 4) + \
            "<>" + \
            " " * (-2 * line + (2*SIZE)) + \
            "|"

# main "method"
line()
top_half()
bottom_half()
line()